While attending Montana State University, Tosch Roy had a ski mountaineering race coming up and didn’t have a backpack for it. He had done some sewing before, so figured he’d give making a backpack a shot. “It was crappy, but gave me hope,” Roy says. “A bunch of friends wanted one. It’s more of a […]
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Bend athlete bails on school, starts a function-first pack company
Nearly two years ago, Bend’s Tosch Roy was prepping for a ski mountaineering race in Bozeman, Mont. when inspiration hit. Using a bulky backpack littered with straps and buckles and other bits unnecessary for an uphill/downhill ski race seemed absurd, Roy said. He knew that at the top of the course he would have to […]